What color is #E5E2DA?

#E5E2DA is a very light, grayish orange known as Paper Castles. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Paper Castles?

The RGB value is 229, 226, 218: 229 red, 226 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Paper Castles?

The complementary color is #DADDE5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E5E2DA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.22:1 and white text 1.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Paper Castles color: hex code #E5E2DA

#E5E2DA rgb(229, 226, 218)

Shades of gray

Paper Castles has the hex code #E5E2DA. It is a very light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89.8% red, 88.6% green and 85.5% blue (229, 226, 218).

Its hue angle is 44°, with 17% saturation and 88% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 5% yellow and 10% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.22:1).

Paper Castles (#E5E2DA) color codes

HEX	`#E5E2DA`
RGB	`rgb(229, 226, 218)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89.8%, 88.6%, 85.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(44, 17%, 88%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(44, 5%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 5%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.91, -0.38, 4.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.91, 4.28, 95.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(72.163, 76.113, 77.206)`
Decimal	`15065818`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Paper Castles, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #E5E2DA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E5E2DA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #E5E2DA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e5e2da; }
.text { color: #e5e2da; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e5e2da; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(229 226 218 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e5e2da, #e3e5da); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Alabaster.

See #E5E2DA on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #E5E2DA?: #E5E2DA is a very light, grayish orange known as Paper Castles. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Paper Castles?: The RGB value is 229, 226, 218: 229 red, 226 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Paper Castles?: The complementary color is #DADDE5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E5E2DA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.22:1 and white text 1.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.